What is R & D Center?

R & D Centers; Capital companies established in Turkey to carry out R & D and innovation projects or order-based R & D and innovation activities within the framework of the contract, and which are legal or business center in Turkey, including establishments in Turkey with limited taxpayer institutions; are defined as units with sufficient R & D accumulation and capability, organized in the form of a separate unit within the organization structure, exclusively engaged in research and development activities in the country, employing at least 15 full time equivalents of R & D personnel (since 10.08.2016).

What are the Basic Requirements for R & D Center Applications?

1. Employment of at least 15 full time equivalent R & D personnel in R & D centers,
2. The R & D activities of the R & D centers within the scope of the Law are realized in the country,
3. The applicant; technological assets with adequate R & D management, R & D human resources, intellectual rights, project and information resources management capability and capacity,
4. The fact that R & D centers have mechanisms for physical control of R & D and support staff working in the R & D center,
5. The subject of R & D centers, the duration, budget and staff needs defined R & D and innovation programs and projects to be found,
6. The fact that the R & D centers are organized as a separate unit and are located within a single campus or physical space,

* If there are more than one R & D center organized as a separate unit within the organizational structure, each R & D center will have a separate application.
** It is not required to have a workplace in Turkey that is engaged in production or trade for R & D centers to be exclusively engaged in R & D activities.

What are R & D and Innovative Activities?

The following activities shall not be considered within the scope of R & D and innovation activity in the implementation of this Regulation:
a) Marketing activities, market scans, market research or sales promotion,
b) Quality control,
c) Research in social sciences,
ç) Exploration and drilling activities for oil, natural gas, mining reserves,
d) At least two stages of clinical trials that are not carried out domestically before the drug production permit and clinical trials
e) Use of invented or existing developed processes without an R & D project
f) Formal changes, including aesthetic and visual changes, such as shape, color, decoration, and so forth, that are not related to R & D and innovation activities
g) Software development activities using programming languages and existing software that helps the preparation of internet sites and similar, except operating systems,
ğ) Regular and recurring activities related to software that do not involve resolving scientific or technological progress or technological uncertainties
h) Research expenses related to establishment and organization,
ı) Investing activities for production and production infrastructure, planning for commercial production and expenditures for mass production process,
i) Copying and distributing copies of prototypes for sample purposes and consumer testing of advertisements,
j) Direct or embedded technology transfer that does not serve to introduce a new process, system or product without an R & D project,
k) Activities to protect these rights other than the acquisition of intellectual property rights related to the product or process developed through R & D and innovation activities.